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March 28 - Columbia REGINALD W. BELCHER is a shareholder in the Columbia office of Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. Mr. Belcher is a certified specialist in employment and labor law. He represents employers in federal and state courts, and before administrative agencies, including the Department of Labor and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Mr. Belcher advises and counsels employers in various labor and employment matters, including development of policies and procedures, writing and negotiating contracts and severance agreements, maintaining affirmative action plans, and training supervisors and managers on issues such as sexual harassment, union avoidance, workplace violence, and wage and hour laws. He has published numerous articles and participated in local, state and national discussions on labor, employment and business issues. Mr. Belcher is admitted to practice in South Carolina and the District of Columbia, and before the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He has also been admitted pro hac vice in various state and federal courts in North Carolina and West Virginia. He earned his B.S. degree, summa cum laude, from West Virginia University; and his Master of Human Resources and J.D. degrees from the University of South Carolina. JAMES "WARD" E. BRADLEY is a partner in the West Columbia law firm of Moore, Taylor & Thomas, P.A., where he practices in the area of civil litigation. Mr. Bradley served as an adjunct professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he taught legal writing. He is a member of the American, Lexington County and Richland County bar associations and the South Carolina Bar. He received his B.A. degree from Davidson College and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of South Carolina where he was Order of the Coif. Mr. Bradley is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. ROBERT M. SNEED is the principal at the Rob Sneed Law Firm, LLC, where he practices in the areas of civil litigation, and labor and employment law. Mr. Sneed earned his B.A. degree from the University of Idaho-Moscow and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of South Carolina. His certifications/bar admissions include the South Carolina Bar; the North Carolina State Bar; the state and federal courts in South Carolina; the state and federal courts in North Carolina; the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; and the United States Court of Veterans Appeals. Mr. Sneed is currently assigned to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, in the United States Army Reserve. March 29 - Charleston RHETT D. KLOK is a partner with Klok Law Firm LLC, where he represents individuals in crisis. His practice includes products liability, injury, qui tam/whistleblower, domestic and family law cases. As a U.S. citizen raised in Mexico City, Mr. Klok is not only bilingual, but has a multicultural world view that has served him well when representing the diverse needs of plaintiffs. He possesses an interdisciplinary background and has the flexibility and know-how to successfully tackle a client's problems. Mr. Klok's hands on approach, along with pursuing each case through an interdisciplinary approach, has served his clients well throughout the years. Prior to founding the Klok Law Firm LLC, he worked on complex litigation. Mr. Klok was an adjunct professor at the Charleston School of Law for the summer of 2011, teaching entertainment law. He has litigated cases involving railroad crossings, medical prescription errors, nursing homes, medical devices, medical malpractice and pharmaceuticals. Mr. Klok also has litigated cases involving aviation, asbestos, tobacco, and vehicle and tire defects. He has served as vice chair of the American Association for Justice's Preemption Law Litigation Group. He also is a regular speaker at legal seminars on a variety of topics such as settlement, litigating personal injury cases and preemption. Mr. Klok is a volunteer guardian ad litem. He is licensed in South Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico and the District of Columbia. Mr. Klok is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit and the U.S. District Court (District of South Carolina, District of Colorado, Eastern and Western districts of Louisiana, District of New Mexico, and the Eastern District of Texas). He earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from Tulane University and his J.D. degree from Loyola University School of Law. JODY V. McKNIGHT JR. is a partner with Riesen Law Firm LLP, where his main areas of practice include truck accident, auto accident, products liability, workers' compensation and personal injury. He has spoken at the Charleston Act of Trial Advocacy Workshop and to various organizations on trial advocacy. Mr. McKnight's published works include "Offensive and Defensive Non-Mutual Collateral Estoppel: Due Process Implications of the Sword and Shield," South Carolina Trial Lawyer Bulletin, Spring 1997; and "Unite and Conquer With a Local Trial Lawyer Workshop," South Carolina Trial Lawyer Bulletin, Spring 2001. Mr. McKnight founded the Charleston Act of Trial Advocacy Workshop and has two websites, www.jmcknightlaw.com and www.sctruckaccidentlaw.com. He earned his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of South Carolina. Mr. McKnight is a member of the Charleston County Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar (House of Delegates 1995-1997), the American Association for Justice, the South Carolina Association for Justice (Board of Governors), the Charleston Act of Trial Advocacy Workshop (founder) and the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Claimant's Association (sustaining member). HARRY COOPER WILSON III is an associate with Hood Law Firm, LLC, where he practices in the areas of medical malpractice, civil and commercial litigation, products liability, general negligence, and insurance law. He is a member of the South Carolina Bar and admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Mr. Wilson is a member of the American Bar Association and the Charleston County Bar Association. He earned his J.D. degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he was a member of the Student Bar Association and the Peer Mentor Program. While in law school, Mr. Wilson served as a law clerk for the South Carolina House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. He served as a page to the speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, David H. Wilkins. Mr. Wilson is currently serving as a member of the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division Long Range Planning Commission, and he is a member of the Board of Trustees for the YLD Foundation, which handles the group's charitable giving. In 2010, he was named a Star of the Quarter by the South Carolina Bar for his work with the Special Olympics of South Carolina.
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